Ekoplekz returns to Editions Mego under Ensemble Skalectrik alias

Written by FACT Team on Monday, February 18 2013

The Bristol producer notched up arelease on Punch Drunk,collaboratedwith Nochexxxandput out material on Further, Public Information and Mordant Music. He also made his long-overdue debut on Editions Mego with the Plekzationz disc, which collected assorted lo-fi esoterica recorded over the last three years. The relationship with Peter Rehberg’s label will continue with a second eMego disc, released as Ensemble Skalectrik.

Ensemble Skalectrik is a relatively recent Edwards alias, and sees the producer experimenting with improvisational practice. It’s one of Edwards’ strangest creative outlets: last year’s Snuff Mill Tapesranks among the most arcane work Edwards has committed to tape, and a chaotic release for Feral Tapes saw him tip his hat to Italian noise figurehead Maurizio Bianchi.

New LP Trainwrekz shows Edwards embracing his inner Philip Jeck and experimenting with processed turntable music. Recorded in November over the course of three sessions, Trainwrekz sees the producer manipulating old vinyl – “mainly sound effects and easy listening albums” – using filters, loop pedals and equalisers. eMego promise “a highly personalized form of turntablism that incorporates elements of Chance, Drone, Dub, Hauntology, Musique Concrete and Free Improvisation.”

Hardware-spotters might be interested to know that Edwards used the following kit when making the album: